+13 CSC Generation? 16 3y
+13 Breaking into PE-VC/Consulting after tier-1 masters programs 1 4y
+13 Models from advisors that aren't linked 4 4y
+13 DWS Infra 12 9mo
+13 Opinions on starting a career in LMM PE? (Deferred MBA secured) 7 1y
+13 Recruiting for Tech vs. Generalist UMM/MF PE in NY 5 2y
+13 Average MM PE VP Comp 13 4y
+13 Is PWM to PE worth it? 9 3y
+13 Insight Partners 2022 Full-time Investment Analyst Recruiting 71 4y
+13 Freshman internship advice 3 2y
+13 Negative EBITDA Case Study Leverage 12 9mo
+13 Fund interviewing me also asking me for a favor 5 4y
+13 Insight on TPG and H&F direct promote? 1 2y
+13 Who makes more: manager or 1% owner 5 4y
+13 2h LBO Modeling Test for MM PE interview —> Data Room 2 3y
+13 DEL 3 2y
+13 Did you recruit for PE as an Analyst 1 or Analyst 2? 7 2y
+13 Migrating to the US. 3 3y
+13 Analyst in MO/BO at MF (BX, KKR, APO) 9 4y
+13 How easy is it to internally transfer at Ares Management? 6 4y
+13 Regent LP 13 3y
+13 Can’t sleep from work stress 8 4y
+13 PE Secondaries Modelling 8 9mo
+13 Is Transitioning from Credit Structured Products to Private Equity Feasible? 2 1y
+13 TPG Growth SF in Internet, Digital Media, and Communications (Summer Associate 2023) 5 4y
+13 Made Redundant - PE Associate MM Tech 3 2y
+13 2024 views on Stellex? (Culture, comp, etc) 17 8mo
+13 EIG Partners 2022 7 2y
+13 Negotiating comp (London) 18 1y
+13 Number of Port Cos you manage? 7 4y
+13 JD to IB/PE 2 1y
+13 CPPIB PE team 11 4y
+13 Best place/country to start a PE fund today? 5 4y
+13 Re-recruiting for PE while unemployed 3 4y
+13 THLee vs Advent vs Genstar 14 1y
+13 CDC Group Interview (Private Equity Direct) 5 4y
+13 Restaurant PE 17 4y
+13 GMAT (For PE Recruiting Only) 5 3y
+13 Do PE professionals look at multiples other than EBITDA multiple? 3 4y
+13 Undergrad PE 2025 Interview / FT recruiting IB. 1 2y
+13 SME HoldCo Buying 70% of an industrial company, how to think about leverage? 3 4y
+13 del 3 1y
+13 How to value a firm of which the building is much more worth than its business 2 4y
+13 MM PE Analyst Exit Opps -> Megafund? 4 4y
+13 LMM PE’s in NYC - non traditional candidate 2 3y
+13 Moving to buyside but worried about tenure in role 3 4y
+13 Coalesce Capital 14 8mo
+13 How sticky are LPs? 8 2y
+13 Venture Debt in 2022 = adverse selection risk? 8 4y
+13 8 figure comp in IB/PE compared to tech? 2 2y
+13 Value-oriented PE London 9 2y
+13 Would you try to leave? 5 4y
+13 Family Office Comp Benchmarking 15 3y
+13 Quitting off-cycle early implications 10 2y
+12 Roark Capital 2025 2 1y
+12 Leave PE for HF in 1 year? 6 3y
+12 REPE --> Infrastructure PE Possible 0 9y
+12 "Carry dollars at work" relation to annual carry distributions 1 7y
+12 Real Estate PE LBO - Exercises 5 7y
+12 MF PE Analyst Interview - Coming from Corp Dev 1 7y
+12 Apollo - 1 hour technical test 4 3y
+12 Modeling Test: Option Pool Question 3 7y
+12 PE Recruiting Strategy / What to do 5 3y
+12 Fully Diluted Capitalization Table 2 7y
+12 How to structure a restaurant chain buyout? 1 7y
+12 MM PE Analyst Questions 1 7y
+12 Looking for advice on how to prepare for a future career in PE. 1 7y
+12 How do I get out of origination? 1 7y
+12 Credit Fund - General interview questions for Grad (topics for interview, EBITAR, case study) 1 7y
+12 PE Real Estate summer internship vs IBD offers 13 6y
+12 West Coast Associate Candidate Social Hour Dress Code 1 6y
+12 Moving from PE to Product Management 1 6y
+12 Women’s sports as an investment 3 3y
+12 International Student Sophomore Internship 1 6y
+12 Should I Take My PE Internship Offer? 1 6y
+12 BX REPE vs BB (GS/MS) IBD 3 6y
+12 Black Dragon Capital - Comments? 1 6y
+12 Thoma Bravo Miami Culture 5 3y
+12 Hg Capital NYC - Thoughts? 46 1y
+12 Principal comp discussion tomorrow - <$500M fund 1 10mo
+12 MM PE Recruiting 4 1y
+12 First year analyst with no buyside gig lined up…have I failed? 9 3y
+12 GIC External Managers Department 7 3y
+12 Was in an interview for senior role at Top 5 PE, and the interviewer started talking politics, and got annoyed when I didn’t agree. 4 4y
+12 Advice on Prep for BlackRock Private Credit Interview 1 3y
+12 GMAT or GRE to mitigate GPA for MF interviews? 6 1y
+12 Tough Choice To Make 7 4y
+12 PE Analyst Programs, Thoughts? 1 4y
+12 Arranging Senior & Subordinate for an LBO 2 1y
+12 Sep 2024 IB/PE Off-Cycle London? 8 2y
+12 How many people make it in PE post-associate years? 8 1y
+12 Capital Raise for SMB Roll Up 3 1y
+12 Alternatives Public Investing divisions 1 2y
+12 PE Origination vs PE IR - what would you choose? 4 10mo
+12 Which PE industries will rocket the most in the next 10 years (excluding the infamous Tech sector) 21 3y
+12 Corp Dev --> PE? 8 4y
+12 2022 Insight partners off cycle full time analyst 66 4y
+12 About to meet partners at a PE firm then put on hold - what does this mean? 3 4y
+12 F500 Corp Development (M&A) to PE?? 3 4y
+12 January PE recruiting processes 5 1y

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